small nuclear ribonucleoprotein

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small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP, snurp)

snRNA molecule, complexed with proteins, that is involved in SPLICING INTRONS and other RNA processing events in EUCARYOTES.

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[5] showed that the symmetrical dimethylation of arginines on coilin supports the formation of CBs, positive on survival motor neuron (SMN) proteins and small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs).

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